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Famous PhilosophersSocratic and Platonic philosophies
34 Posts • 10293 Views Philosophy Forum |
Actually. Plato believed the "real world," beyond our perception of it, transcended both space and time, and that the physical material world of diversity and change was illusion. Individual... |
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Religion & HumanityThe Disease of Religious Fundamentalism
19 Posts • 6693 Views Religion Forum |
But in actuality, religions tend to hold people back, cutting them off from their true spiritual potential. Once they, as you stated, are taught not to question and to follow ridiculous traditions of... |
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Undeniable Logic
10 Posts • 4094 Views Philosophy Forum |
It is the only undeniable logical fact, that the only thing we can know for certain. Is nothing at all. Yes of course we have universality, in which most of our morals and values are derived.
The... |
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Time and Absolute Zero
52 Posts • 13500 Views Philosophy Forum |
That is a very good point xanadoool. If absolute zero temperature were reached all molecular motion would stop. Then there is gravity, which is a force and causes movement. Therefore I stand corrected... |
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Life & DeathIf your a clone do you have a soul?
41 Posts • 19214 Views Philosophy Forum |
"Twins are a different concept than clones, twins have an individual personality and mentality, a clone is exactly the same as the person who he got cloned, and shares the same genetic factors an... |
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Is attachment weakness?
0 Posts • 6864 Views Philosophy Forum |
To love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
Is that weakness? No. It is having the strength to see something as it really is. It also depends on how "attached" you ARE, not so muc... |
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BiologyMeditation altars brain structure
18 Posts • 6962 Views Science & Technology Forum |
an interesting article I found:
Scans of Monks' Brains Show Meditation Alters Structure, Functioning -- SCIENCE JOURNAL By SHARON BEGLEY - November 5, 2004
All of the Dalai Lama's gues... |
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Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
194 Posts • 41920 Views Philosophy Forum |
Na, we have to build a matrix*eek*
Its probably the only way truthfully, and its not a bad idea either, physical selves create the biggest limitations in our lives, and with machines to keep thing... |
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DreamsDreams... useless or amazing
50 Posts • 14103 Views Psychology Forum |
I believe that some dreams have the purpose of preparing you for what's to come, and some are to make sense of what's already happened. The one's that prepare you for the future, I thin... |
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HomosexualityGay Marraige, For or Against?
32 Posts • 16658 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Love knows no Legalese or religious Reich right or wrong Love's only desire is to fulfill itself. Be that Straight Couple or Gay couplesit matters notonly that love has been found and is wished t... |
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SpiritualityWhat if.....
36 Posts • 10375 Views Religion Forum |
hey i saw someone talk about the devil and god not being responsible for what happens, because it is obviously the actions of poeple that manifest these things we see.
that's what, at least fr... |
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Spoon bending.
11 Posts • 3974 Views Philosophy Forum |
It is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.
If I try to concentrate on accomplishing a discrete goal, like obtaining $500 to pay bills with, it doesn't happen. I must change my percep... |
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Who pays for this forum ?
6 Posts • 6007 Views Administrative Contact |
haha I like a cup of chamomile myself :), I am not a big coffee drinker but there was this sort of indie movement that compared donating to their art by buying them a starbucks coffee for something th... |
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SocietyKhat, your thourghts?
22 Posts • 6138 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
The concept which describes this is called socialization and is apparent in both sociology and psychology. However, as for A. Seth God, it is clear to me that you have a limited understanding of psych... |
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GodWhy Question God's Existence
45 Posts • 12414 Views Philosophy Forum |
Morals and ethics are fine, calling the stories that convey them factual is not.
That would be lying which is unethical.
Is that clear enough?
The concepts behind moral codes are quite simple... |
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PerceptionTypes of Perception…
6 Posts • 6529 Views Psychology Forum |
Well the story goes…
I was looking for and trying to think of different kinds of perception…
I came upon the ideas of sensory perception, and what I called intuitive perception…... |
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Rehab & AddictionAlcohol vs. Marijuana
72 Posts • 107230 Views Health & Wellness Forum |
If Canabis itself isnt addictive it is often smoked with tobaco, which is part of the addiction. But mainly the addiction is mental. Unlike the addiction to alcohol.
Rehabilition from alcohol depen... |
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DreamsDreams... useless or amazing
50 Posts • 14103 Views Psychology Forum |
That's matrix stuff which is all well and good but not my point.
My point is with intuition. And I'll say time is that as measured by the little timer on your screen for convenience.
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DepressionFed Up
13 Posts • 10444 Views Psychology Forum |
i just dont see the point to anything.I ahve no trust in people, i dont believe hardley any thing i am told.This is not with out good cause.I got clean 5yrs ago, through narcotics anonymouse, i am so... |
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Societal Pressure
11 Posts • 2795 Views Philosophy Forum |
I believe that it's the government's and big business' goal to control the minds of all the people who reside here.. subtly, this is accomplished through the media and materialistic thi... |
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two questions
21 Posts • 8166 Views Philosophy Forum |
i dont think there is much point in persuing Q2 because it is simply imposible to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion, i for my part dont think that the universe was created by some benevolent being... |
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Gender PsychologyAn Abundancy of Rudeness
0 Posts • 1174 Views Psychology Forum |
If the miss understanding is due to my poor writing, I am sorry.
I will try to explain what I meant. To start off I did not agree with you on your targeting of all woman. I believe men and woman bo... |
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God in ReligionOpinion
8 Posts • 2792 Views Religion Forum |
Well, it is in my opinion that the being that set forth existance and all things stemming from existance the one we call "God" is an entity that, in our limited perspective, is inconcievable... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainRemoval from Working Memory...
12 Posts • 2805 Views Psychology Forum |
Sorry BethewateR, wasn't sure if you were talking to me as I did not use the term "working the brain"... But I'll answer anyway...
If you were asking what I mean by 'mental... |
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why continue?
63 Posts • 20544 Views Philosophy Forum |
The next time I have to ask myself why keep living this existence....
I'm gonna' google it -
What th' - ?
Yeah, then I'm gonna' go down the list one by one and experi... |
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